The Theme of I Hear America Singing

In the poem "I Hear America Sining" written by the poet Walt Whitman, the theme of the poem is that back when America was a country it was free and lively. America was such a free country in that "Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else"Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else"(9). When America first became a country everyone had their own rights to "what belongs to him or her" instead of some owning there belongings when they were under British rule. Whitman is trying to say that America was a country of freedom after their independence in that they didn't owe anything to anyone and they owned whatever belonged to them. Also they had the right to be whoever or whatever they wanted if they were willing to work hard for it. This was a one of the great privileges of a Americans freedom unlike other countriesyhuhihij hinijhihuihiuhiuhiuhihijhuhggyfytfytfty guyguyghug uihuiguhghuhuhvunnb were you didn't have the right to work hard so that you could be successful in life. Whitman also shows that America is gracious when he write: "At night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs"(11-12). Whitman is saying the "young fellows" are all living freely and lively. Americans are lively people because we have the freedom to do so. That is what Whitman is trying to get across his readers. And back then Americans had all sorts of fun.